We all know that computer technology has done a lot to advance not only the way the design process can work, but also to improve the constructed outcome of that design process.

That’s why I think it’s important to shed some light on what “aural renderings” can do. (1) You, as an architect, can actually listen to a designed space as built to the parameters of your three dimensional CAD model. Here is a detailed description of the process that goes into creating such an aural rendering: Read more

THE IMPACT OF RAPID MANUFACTURING

Rapid manufacturing is developing beyond the ability to make “models” or “prototypes” — it is evolving into a way for designers to make a “brand” where their design actually is more of a “matrix”. Designers will be focusing progressively on a systems approach so users can “customize” their “version” of a design to their needs.

Here is a short video where Paolla Antonelli, the MoMA curator of Architecture and Design, discusses the impact of rapid manufacturing and how it will work:

MASS CUSTOMIZATION

As customer selection allows for perhaps a greater multitude of “customized versions” to meet different occupant needs over time, perhaps architecture will be better able to feed occupant senses by integrating selections from a fuller spectrum of design ideas and choices — for less money and with minimal energy.